discharged · screening
· 0:39 · With Emma
Learn “discharged”, “screening” in slow English. From: Kenya discharges its last Ebola patient.
Transcript
Vocabulary in this episode
- bulletin
This bulletin reports on Ebola in Kenya and the steps being taken to prevent its spread.
A bulletin is a short news report or update.
- spread
This bulletin reports on Ebola in Kenya and the steps being taken to prevent its spread.
The spread of a disease is its movement from one person or place to others.
- discharged
You heard “discharged” in the news.
“Discharged” means officially allowed to leave a hospital after treatment.
- discharged
For example: She was discharged from the hospital after her recovery.
“Was discharged” means was officially allowed to leave the hospital.
- screening
You heard “screening” in the news.
Screening means checking people to find out if they may have a disease.
- screening
For example: The clinic uses screening to find patients who may have an infection.
Screening means checks used to find people who may have an infection.